By this point, most organizations are far along enough in their design system journey to understand that the mere existence of a component library (even if it’s a good one!) isn’t enough to guarantee design system success. The devil’s in the details, and those details require the careful orchestration of people, processes, and technologies.

If you’re looking to take your design system efforts from good to great, this workshop is for you. This workshop is for experienced design system practitioners that know the basics inside and out, and are looking to dive into the details of design system architecture and process that truly make or break a design system effort.

This workshop will cover the design system ecosystem, design token architecture for multi-brand design systems, component architecture best practices, adoption, team structure, governance, and communication best practices.

In This Workshop, you’ll Learn:

• How to architect a design system ecosystem that’s tuned to your organization’s specific needs and goals;
• The art of creating and governing design system recipes, which help product teams assemble design system assets into product-specific compositions;
• The nuances of creating and managing multi-brand and multi-product design systems;
• Advanced design token architecture, naming conventions, process, and best practices;
• Component API design naming conventions, processes, and best practices for Figma and code;
• UI component construction and composability best practices for Figma and code;
• How to craft design systems that provide helpful structure without being overly rigid;
• Best practices for design system team structure, roles, and position within your organization;
• How to get your design system adopted by products so that real business-critical software is powered by your design system;
• Best practices for governance, contribution, and release processes to clarify how teams should wield, extend, bend, and even break the system;
• Communication and relationship best practices to ensure the long-term health of the design system and the digital products it serves.

By attending this workshop, you will:

• Advance your own design system skills and knowledge;
• Ensure your design system architecture can support multiple brands, products, and evolving business needs;
• Learn what goes into creating end-to-end design systems;
• Gain actionable insights and techniques to implement in your organization that are backed up by Brad’s deep experience from working with dozens of organizations;
• Be better equipped to collaborate with other disciplines and groups;
• Network with peers and professionals facing similar challenges;
• Learn from one of the industry’s pioneers and leaders.

Workshop requirements:

• A laptop is recommended for the workshop activities.